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Offline Marc St Louis

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Elm Recurve
« on: May 09, 2009, 10:38:08 am »
I made this bow a few weeks ago for some speed testing that Steve Gardner will be doing.  It's a static recurve made from Elm billets glued into deflex.  I steam bent the recurves and heat treated a few inches on reflex in the bow of which it kept about 1".  This Elm was peculiar.  It did not want to steam bend at all, which is pretty strange for Elm and it also didn't want to dry heat bend very well when I was heat treating the wood.  I would have reflexed the bow more if not for its reluctance to heat bending.  The bow is 61" long with 1 3/4" wide limbs tapering to 3/8" nocks.  It pulls just under 70# @ 28".  Here's a couple pictures





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Offline Timo

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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2009, 10:54:47 am »
Forever impressed Marc! ;)

Your elm bows look lots better than mine son..Really sweet tiller.
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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2009, 10:57:00 am »
Excellent! Bookmarked, too.
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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2009, 10:58:08 am »
Marc, once again you blew my socks off ;)

i always love the tiller on your bows,they always look dead on the money and make all your bows look so damn fast and pleasant to shoot
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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2009, 10:59:40 am »
Thanks guys
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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2009, 11:00:19 am »
Great looking bow I especially like the handle section.Ron
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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2009, 11:30:04 am »
Beautiful bow (as always) Marc! I really like that handle. Looks really comfortable, and I like the weight ;D.
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2009, 11:38:50 am »
Marc, I love the sight window, the straightness of the string on the limbs, the reflex, and the fine curve of the tips.  Your usual excellent craftsmanship, sir.  Well done.

Dan
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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2009, 11:39:53 am »
Great looking recurve, Marc-but then, I've never seen one of your bows yet that wasn't top-notch. Looks like a screamer. Is that a straight pyramid taper?
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Offline smokeu

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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2009, 03:54:59 pm »
Very cool looking bow... Could you post some more pictures??
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Offline snedeker

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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2009, 03:57:00 pm »
Beautiful.  It says Marc SL without even needing to sign it.

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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2009, 04:48:46 pm »
just as excelent as always marc! lovely ;)

I would think this is your favorite style of bow. Any peticular reasons for it? exept from it's excelent astetics?

Nick
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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2009, 04:54:49 pm »
Thanks guys

Not a straight taper Steve but it does have a steady taper to the base of the recurves then a more abrupt taper.

This style of bow Nick is not only good looking, to me in any case but has excellent performance

I will take more pictures
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Offline Easternarcher

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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2009, 06:47:48 pm »
MArc, I'm really in awe of your tiller! That's awesome.
Am I right in that these are more static recurve tips than working tips?
Are they laminated for strength as in the old style brush nocks?
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Re: Elm Recurve
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2009, 07:39:23 pm »
Another great bow Marc.  I really love the tight recurves you put on these.  Do you leave the bow a little long when recurving then trim?  What's your method for avoiding pulling up splinters - metal strap?
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